'anglophile' originates from French, specifically the word 'anglophile,' where 'anglo-' meant 'English' and '-phile' meant 'lover of.'

'anglophile' was borrowed directly from French 'anglophile' in the 19th century and became the modern English word 'anglophile.'

Initially, it meant 'a lover of English people or things,' and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage.